花边新闻

花邊新聞

huābiān xīnwén

noun #34,102

Measure Word

一条花边新闻 tiáo

Meanings

1 tabloid news
2 celebrity gossip
3 sensational news
4 soft news

Characters

flower; decorative

Examples

HSK 3

他不喜欢看花边新闻。

Tā bù xǐhuan kàn huābiān xīnwén.

He doesn't like reading tabloid news.

HSK 5

这位明星又上了花边新闻。

Zhè wèi míngxīng yòu shàng le huābiān xīnwén.

This celebrity is in the gossip news again.

Tips

usage

Literally 'lace-border news' - from old newspapers where lighter human-interest stories were boxed off with a decorative border (花边) beside serious reporting. Today it covers celebrity scandals and lifestyle filler.

Stroke Order

花 huā

边 biān

新 xīn

闻 wén